Shahbazyan vs Meerschaert

Who won Shahbazyan vs Meerschaert?

Gerald Meerschaert beat Edmen Shahbazyan by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 24th August 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Shahbazyan vs Meerschaert stats

Edmen Shahbazyan stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Gerald Meerschaert made his way to the cage with a record of 36 wins, 17 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 28 by submission.

This was Edmen Shahbazyan's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Gerald Meerschaert marked his 21st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Edmen Shahbazyan's UFC record stood at 6-5-0, while Gerald Meerschaert's came in at 12-9-0.

The stats suggested Shahbazyan had a massive power advantage over Meerschaert, boasting a 85% knock out percentage over Meerschaert's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Meerschaert had a massive advantage over Shahbazyan, boasting a 78% submission rate over Shahbazyan's 8%.

Edmen Shahbazyan was the younger man by 10 years, at 26 years old.

Shahbazyan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Meerschaert. Despite this, Meerschaert had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Shahbazyan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 36 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 10 years and 1 month later than Meerschaert, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 68 less professional rounds, 29 to Meerschaert's 97.

Shahbazyan vs Meerschaert form

Edmen Shahbazyan had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against AJ Dobson at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dalcha Lungiambula at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had been defeated by Jack Hermansson at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Gerald Meerschaert had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Bryan Barberena at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Andre Petroski at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Joseph Pyfer at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, he was victorious against Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

He had been defeated by Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gerald Meerschaert had been fighting more than Edmen Shahbazyan.

Going to this contest, Edmen Shahbazyan had last fought 5 months and 12 days ago, while Gerald Meerschaert's last outing had been 5 months and 19 days ago.

Shahbazyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Meerschaert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Shahbazyan vs Meerschaert start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Shahbazyan vs Meerschaert?

Edmen Shahbazyan was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Gerald Meerschaert made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.